KARACHI: The services of top officials of Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) have inspired Sindh Sports Minister, Dr Muhammad Ali Shah to recommend them for Pride of Performance Award.
Dr Muhammad Ali Shah, who is also President of Sindh Olympic Association, while talking exclusively to Xinhua on phone said that he has recommended President Asif Ali Zardari to award President PBF, Doda Khan Bhutto and Secretary General PBF Muhammad Akram Khan for the country’s highest civilian award for their services rendered for the uplift of boxing.
He further stated that he has informed President Zardari about the way PBF organised Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament (SBBIBT) successfully in January 2010.
Paying glowing tributes to the top management of the PBF for holding an international tournament, the Sindh Sports Minister said that all the credit goes to Doda Khan and his team for staging a tournament of international level in which teams from over 20 countries participated with over 200 boxers fighting for the accolades.
Dr Shah pointed that he will meet Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah soon for releasing tournament funds to Pakistan Boxing Federation at the earliest.
He added that Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has already disbursed Rs220 million to the PBF for organising the event.
Pakistan Boxing Federation organised the first-ever Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament (SBBIBT) in January in which teams from 23 countries participated with China claiming the top position.
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